On October 3, 2009, the servants of the Diocese were blessed with a general meeting with Their Graces Bishop Serapion and Bishop Youssef at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles. After celebrating the Divine Liturgy and an agape meal, His Grace Bishop Youssef spoke about "The Present Challenges to the Service," which include: […]

On October 4, 2009, His Grace Bishop Serapion delivered a pastoral message to the congregation of St. John Coptic Orthodox Church in West Covina. The audio message may played using the link below or downloaded here.

On Thursday, September 24, the hierarchs and clergy of the Coptic Orthodox Church under our beloved father, His Grace Bishop Serapion, the Armenian Apostolic Church of America under His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, and the Syriac Orthodox Church under His Eminence Archbishop Clemis Eugene Kaplan convened for a joint celebration of the Mystery of the Eucharist […]

On Saturday, September 19, 2009, elementary school children from around the Diocese participated in the finals of Mahragan Al Keraza Spiritual Competition. The finals were hosted by St. Peter & St. Paul Church in Santa Monica and headed by H.G Bishop Serapion, with the attendance of 16 churches, 9 priests, 350 children and more than 200 […]

The Diocese welcomes you to join the 7th Annual Los Angeles Diocese Graduates & Young Professionals’ Convention! From October 8th-11th, the event will be held at a beautiful resort tucked away in the mountains of Fallbrook. Gracing us with their presence will be His Grace Bishop Serapion and Bishop Angaelos from Stevenage in the United […]

On Saturday, September 26, 2009, the Coptic League of the Diocese of Los Angeles will hold its annual Spiritual Day and Sports Award Ceremony at Holy Virgin Mary and St. Pishoy Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles. His Grace Bishop Serapion will bless the event, which starts with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy at […]

St. Athanasius & St. Cyril Theological Library, along with the St. Paul Brotherhood Press, joyfully announce the immediate availability of a new book in their popular Treasures of the Fathers of the Church series, The Feast of the Cross. From the Preface to the book by His Grace Bishop Serapion: With great joy and enthusiasm, we […]

On Saturday, August 29 over 800 youth from the junior high, high school, and college levels participated in the annual Diocese Youth Spiritual Competition. His Grace Bishop Serapion and many of the Diocese clergy attended to encourage the youth and participate as judges, as well. The day began with the celebration of the Divine Liturgy […]

The 2009 Junior High Girls’ Convention centered around the theme of "Purity". The girls were blessed to have His Grace Bishop Thomas, Bishop of Al-Quossaya and head of the Anaphora Retreat Center as a guest speaker. Also present were His Grace Bishop Serapion and various priests from around the Diocese, including Father Lazarus Yassa, Father […]

The examinations for the YSC 2009 are now online! All examinations will close on Tuesday, August 25 at 11:59 p.m. Please note that you will need to register with the site and use Firefox, Apple Safari, or Google Chrome to take the test. Unfortunately, Internet Explorer is not supported at this time. Use the links below […]

The Diocese joyfully announces its annual Young Professional Dinner Cruise on Sunday, August 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The cruise is a spiritual and social event focusing on graduate youth under the supervision of His Grace Bishop Serapion. This year’s featured speaker will be Dr. Dina Zayat of St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church […]

The written portion of Al Keraza Spiritual Competition will take place for 3rd-5th grade children in the following locations: Test Location Coordinator St. Maurice – Pomona Fr. Mina Girgis Ezzat Petros St. Mark – Los Angeles Fr. Raphael Hanna Fr. Ishak Boules Archangel Michael – Santa Ana Tasony Raphaela Tasony Gabriela St. George – Bellflower […]

Glory to God, the 2009 Diocese College Convention concluded as a great success. This year, our featured speakers were His Grace Bishop Serapion, His Grace Bishop Suriel of the Diocese of Melbourne, Australia, and former Los Angeles Lakers player A.C. Green. The single topic for all of the lectures was "The New Martyrdom," which relates to […]

On July 10-11, 2009, Saint Athanasius and Saint Cyril Theological Library held its Third Annual Patristics Conference featuring His Grace Bishop Serapion, the Reverend Protopresbyter Father George Dion. Dragas, and Deacon Severus Mikhail. With God’s grace and through your prayers, the conference was a tremendous blessing and success. The conference commenced with a general youth […]

On June 7, 2009, the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church convened on the Glorious Feast of Pentecost to discuss several important issues in the life of the church and its faithful. The attached file, compiled by Fr. Youhanna Mouris, contains an explanation of all of the Holy Synod’s decrees in Arabic and English. […]

With great joy and enthusiasm, the Diocese announces the publication of a new book, On the Lord’s Prayer by Saint Cyril of Alexandria. Published by the Saint Paul Brotherhood Press, this book features a collection of eight homilies delivered by Saint Cyril on the Lord’s Prayer ("Our Father Who art in heaven…") As His Grace […]

The Diocese joyfully announces that, for the first time, its parish churches will participate in the Mahragan Al Keraza Spiritual Competition for elementary school children. This competition, based in Egypt under the direct supervision of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, is similar in nature to the Diocese Youth Spiritual Competition, but for elementary school children. […]

June 22, 2009 – St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Theological Library joyfully announces its Third Annual Patristics Conference on Saturday July 11, 2009 at St. Maurice Coptic Orthodox Church. As with previous conferences, this year’s event will feature lectures from His Grace Bishop Serapion and the Reverend Father George Dion. Dragas of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox […]

Through the blessings and prayers of our beloved father H.G. Bishop Serapion, the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles joyfully announces two retreats aimed at counseling those who are about to get married as well as those who are already married. Fifth Annual Premarital Retreat Fifth Annual Marital Enrichment Retreat Complete information and application forms are […]

With great joy and enthusiasm, the Diocese announces the availability of the curriculum for all levels (junior high, high school, and college) participating in this year’s Youth Spiritual Competition on August 29, 2009 at Holy Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles. The YSC started in the year 2001 with the start of the […]